Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Ninesling v. Nassau County Department of Social Services
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
46 N.Y.2d 382 (1978)
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Joseph Ninesling et al., Appellants,
v.
Nassau County Department of Social Services, Respondent.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
Argued October 16, 1978.
Decided December 1, 1978.
Brian C. Baker for appellants.
Edward G. McCabe, County Attorney (Robert O. Boyhan of counsel), for respondent.
Steven R. Shapiro and Marcia Robinson Lowry for Children's Rights Project of New York Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.
Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JONES and COOKE concur with Judge JASEN; Judge WACHTLER dissents and votes to reverse…
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